U.S. v. SHERRILLS

No. 89-2824.

929 F.2d 393 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Arkeefe SHERRILLS a/k/a Keith Foster, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 28, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Banks, Clayton, Mo., for appellant.

Steven Holtshouser, Asst. U.S. Atty., St. Louis, for appellee.

Before JOHN R. GIBSON, MAGILL and BEAM, Circuit Judges.


JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Arkeefe Sherrills was convicted of possessing more than five grams of cocaine base with intent to distribute, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (1988), and sentenced to eighty-seven months in prison. On appeal, he argues that the government improperly used its peremptory strikes to eliminate blacks from the jury in violation of Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 106 S.Ct. 1712, 90 L.Ed.2d 69 (1986). He also...

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